Welcome to the New and Improved Corner Box! Kicking off Season 3, John and David ditch the Black Hawk and Captain Carrot news and look to the future of comics. They get into the ever-changing comic book audience, how new art styles are transforming the face of comics, embracing manga in the US, and preparing for the next new thing. Also, John reveals the secret of his big toes.

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Timestamp Segments

• [00:24] A New #1!
• [04:31] The changing audience.
• [08:09] The New Big Two.
• [10:26] Manga takes the stage.
• [17:40] Compact Comics VS Premier Collection.
• [25:02] The push for photorealism.
• [31:13] The rules of how to draw.
• [33:33] What to expect in Season 3.
• [34:12] John’s big toe.

Notable Quotes

• “Even though it definitely, clearly, is not ‘for me,’ it’s still totally for me.”
• “Comic books can’t, nor should they, compete with movies.”
• “I’m going to argue against technical proficiency and clarity.”
• “I only have one toe on each foot.”

Books Mentioned

• Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, & Frank Martin.
• Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo.
• Batgirl (2011-2016).
• Batman (2016- ).
• Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, by Ta-Nehisi Coates & Brian Stelfreeze.
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier, by Ed Brubaker & Steve Epting.
• Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman, by Darwyn Cooke & Ed Brubaker.
• Daredevil: Born Again, by Frank Miller, Dennis O’Neil, & David Mazzucchelli.
• DC Compact Comics.
• Dragon Ball, by Akira Toriyama.
• Fantastic Four: Solve Everything, by Jonathan Hickman, Dale Eaglesham, & Joe Quesada.
• Far Sector, by N.K. Jemisin & Jamal Campbell.
• Gurren Lagann, by Kotaro Mori.
• Hawkeye (2012-2015), by Matt Fraction & David Aja.
• Infinity Gauntlet.
• Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions.
• Journey into Mystery, by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby.